I have tried two different WIN32 API bindings, with the same result; linking fails with the following error messages: D:\claw>gnatmake adtest -largs -lcomctl32 -largs -mwindows gcc -c -x ada CLAW.ADB gnatbind -x adtest.ali gnatlink -lcomctl32 -mwindows adtest.ali USER32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$2' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here USER32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$4' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here USER32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$5' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here KERNEL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$2' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here KERNEL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$4' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here KERNEL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$5' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here GDI32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$2' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here GDI32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$4' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here GDI32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$5' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here libada_c.dll(.idata$2+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$2' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here libada_c.dll(.idata$2+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$4' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here libada_c.dll(.idata$2+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$5' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here libada_k.dll(.idata$2+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$2' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here libada_k.dll(.idata$2+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$4' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here libada_k.dll(.idata$2+0x0): multiple definition of `.idata$5' COMCTL32.dll(.debug$S+0x0): first defined here D:\GNAT304A\GNATMAKE.EXE: *** link failed. I have tried both with WIN32ADA and CLAW, same result with both. I am using GNAT 3.04. Ideas, anyone ? /Thomas -- ----------------------------------------------- Thomas Aho � Email : aho@dial.eunet.ch Ahornstrasse 1 � Phone : +41-1-822 28 20 CH-8600 D�bendorf Schweiz ------------------------------------------------